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volcano

vol·cano

UK/vɒlˈkeɪ.nəʊ/ US/vɒlˈkɑː.nəʊ/ fairly common

noun

1.

a fissure in the earth''s crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt

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Origin

From Italian vulcano, from Vulcano (“a small volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea”), from Latin Vulcānus (“Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalworking”). Doublet of bolcane and Vulcan.

Phrases

  • volcano boarding
  • volcano bowl
  • volcano cake
  • Volcano Islands
  • volcano plot
  • volcano potato
  • volcano rabbit
  • volcano surfing

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